gatelike
Resembling an entrance
Gatelike describes something resembling a gate in form or function—typically a structure or opening that suggests passage, barrier, or threshold.
The term applies to architectural features, natural formations, or any configuration that evokes the appearance of a gate: The canyon's gatelike entrance narrowed dramatically between towering cliffs.
Point of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- archwayCurved overhead passage
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- openingGap or start
passageway · frame · doorway · wicket · postern · aperture · entryway · colonnade
Point of beginning
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- liminalAt a threshold
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
passage · crossing · entry · barrier · access · checkpoint · filter · selective
entrance
Point of access
opening · passageway · frame · doorway · wicket · postern · aperture · entryway · colonnade · pergola
threshold
Point of beginning
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- liminalAt a threshold
- boundaryLine marking a limit
demarcation · passage · crossing · entry · barrier · access · checkpoint · filter · selective · permeable
hinged
Connected by pivot joint
latticed · grille · railing · picket · wrought-iron · fencing · barrier · partition · screen · grating
gatelikeimpermeable
Cannot be penetrated
sealed · enclosed · impenetrable · windowless · blocked
like, gate, gateway, gates, gated, gatekeeper, floodgate, gatekeepers, gateless